flunky definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a male servant (especially a footman) [syn: lackey, flunky, flunkey]
2: a person of unquestioning obedience [syn: flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man]

Merriam Webster's

also flunkey or flunkie noun (plural flunkies; also flunkeys) Etymology: Scots, of unknown origin Date: circa 1782 1. a. a liveried servant b. one performing menial or miscellaneous duties 2. yes-man

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flunky Flun"ky, n.; pl. Flunkies. [Prob. fr. or akin to flank.] [Written also flunkey.] 1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman. 2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob. 3. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see flunkey

Moby Thesaurus

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